When I run report-video from Puppy Precise retro 5.4.1, by default I get:

Code:

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: RetroPrecise Puppy, version 5.4.1

Chip description:
oem: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600

Driver used by Xorg:
vesa

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video

If I then run Xorgwizard from Precise retro and just let it Probe, it then automatically selects Driver used by Xorg as radeon. However, glxgears still only reports around 60 frames/sec after that:

Code:

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: RetroPrecise Puppy, version 5.4.1

Chip description:
oem: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600

Driver used by Xorg:
radeon

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
295 frames in 5.0 seconds = 58.969 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.056 FPS

The same modules are listed when I do the same in Precise retro 5.4.1, but the radeon module (first line above) then comes up with a 2 at the end, not just 1. That may have nothing to do with the different glxgears frame rates I'm getting though - I have no idea...

Using Transmission to acquire precise-5.4.1.iso, I got an error in red:

Code:

Tracker gave an error: "Requested download is not authorized for use with this torrent."

However, I did successfully acquire this file.

I did not manage to acquire retroprecise-5.4.1.iso, probably because there were no seeders at the time (5:00AM ET Sat Nov 10). Maybe that's just as well, because precise 5.4.1 is running this Dell Dimension 3100 without any "black screen" issues. (The retroprecise torrent gave the same error as above.)

I have been confused more than once by the fact that the installation of vlc with dependencies requires two dialogs and two series of downloads to accomplish the installation, one for dependencies and another for vlc plus related files. If user installs dependencies by the first dialog and mistakenly closes the second dialog as a redundant error, the installation will fail, because vlc cannot be subsequently installed as a separate action.

I tried three Gtk+ themes to correct the fact that the title bar at the top of a window does not change to a darker color when clicked, for the purpose of dragging the window. The top title bar remains white at all times, and practically indistinguishable from the Navigation Toolbar just below it. Sometimes, user has to click several times to drag a window. This is an issue for Gtk+ settings: Default, Flat-grey-rounded, and Raleigh.

As reported, 5.4 was behaving so well that I did a FULL, intending to be permanent, as soon as a suitable machine/parts became available.
Please can someone advise whether a simple upgrade via the PUI is recommended/ liable to be successful, preferably folks with actual experience?

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